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In 2022, a large, unexpected rogue wave struck the Viking Polaris, breaking windows. One passenger died and others were injured.

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  • Science

Rogue waves can strike without warning. These scientists found a way to predict them

Scientists have created a new tool that can give 5 minutes advance warning of a dangerous rogue wave in the ocean.

July 18, 2024
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
So Seong-wook (left) and Kim Yong Min leave the Supreme Court building in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday.

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  • Asia

South Korea's top court recognizes some rights for same-sex couples

In a landmark ruling, the court said same-sex couples are eligible to receive the same health insurance benefits as heterosexual couples. South Korea doesn't legally recognize same-sex marriages.

July 18, 2024
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Right-wing personality Tucker Carlson laughs as he stands alongside Congressman Byron Donalds, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, and vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance on the first day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

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  • Media

Too toxic for Fox News, Tucker Carlson snags a key role at GOP convention

Fox News founder Rupert Murdoch has been considered a kingmaker in Republican circles. Now two men he shunned — former President Donald Trump and former Fox star Tucker Carlson — are in the spotlight.

July 18, 2024
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  • David Folkenflik

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  • Book Reviews

'This Great Hemisphere' tackles racism, classism, and political power struggles

Mateo Askaripour's sophomore novel is a sprawling speculative-fiction narrative that delivers a heartwarming story about a young woman learning to navigate the world.

July 18, 2024
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  • Gabino Iglesias
People jump into the Seine River in Paris on July 17, after Mayor Anne Hidalgo swam in the river to demonstrate that it is clean enough to host the outdoor swimming events at the Paris Olympics later this month.

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  • World

Paris mayor swims in the Seine to demonstrate its safety ahead of the Olympics

After Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a dip in the river, she said the Olympics were "a kind of magnet that attracted all our energies towards a single date, July 26, and we did it.”

July 18, 2024
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  • Eleanor Beardsley
J.D. Vance, former President Donald Trump's vice presidential running mate, stands at a podium during a walkthrough for the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milkwaukee this week.

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  • Elections

Takeaways from J.D. Vance’s first date with America

On Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, the Ohio senator toned down his usual rhetoric and focused instead on his family and his appeal to working-class voters.

July 18, 2024
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  • Domenico Montanaro
Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks at the 2024 Republican National Convention on Wednesday in Milwaukee as Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump watches. There are more than a dozen so-called "fake electors" from several states serving as delegates at this year's convention.

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  • Elections

Indicted election deniers from several states are Republican Convention delegates

More than a dozen fake electors, indicted for crimes related to attempting to overthrow the 2020 election, are delegates at the RNC to nominate Donald Trump as he tries, again, to win a second term.

July 18, 2024
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  • Ben Giles
Scenes of destruction at the Factor Druk printing house, one of Ukraine's largest, can be seen days after it was hit in a Russian missile attack, on May 27.

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  • Europe

Ukraine's bookstores are thriving, but a top printing plant took a deadly hit

Ukraine's bookstores have expanded despite the war, fueled by interest in works by Ukrainian writers, some who have been killed by Russian forces. But a Russian missile struck a top printing plant.

July 18, 2024
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  • Polina Lytvynova,
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Fisherman Alan Belucci inspects dead fish on the banks of the Piracicaba River in a rural area of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, on Wednesday. The state's environmental agency alleges that the cause of their death is irregular dumping of industrial waste into the river.

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  • Environment

Tons of dead fish cover a river in Brazil after alleged dumping of industrial waste

An estimated 10 to 20 tons of fish died on the Piracicaba River, prosecutors said. An initial investigation points to an "irregular discharge of wastewater" from a sugar and ethanol plant.

July 18, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Royal Ramey, co-founder and CEO of the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program.

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  • National

The next generation of firefighters learned how to fight fires while in prison

A nonprofit in California is aiming to remove roadblocks for previously incarcerated firefighters and expand the profession in the process.

July 18, 2024
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  • Juana Summers,
  • Kathryn Fink,
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As folk duo West of Roan, Annie Schermer (left) and Channing Showalter seek the commonalities among legends, myths and folktales from diverse spots on the globe.

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  • Music

West of Roan collects ancient folktales — not personal folklore

In an era when connecting the tidbits of an artist’s private life can seem more important than following a musical thread between songs, West of Roan's Queen of Eyes revives faith in the power of the concept album.

July 18, 2024
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  • Ann Powers
Crows can be trained to count out loud much in the way that human toddlers do, a new study finds.

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  • Research News

Crows can count out loud like human toddlers — when they aren't cheating the test

A study finds that carrion crows can be taught to count and make vocalizations that indicate the number counted, much in the same way that human toddlers do.

July 18, 2024
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  • Ari Daniel
Workmen searched through the debris of what was the carpenter shop on the pier at Port  in Chicago, Calif. on July 18, 1944 after the building was leveled by the explosion of two munition ships the evening of July 17. Other buildings on the waterfront and in the town itself were shattered by the terrific blast, which was felt 50 miles from the scene.

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  • National

The Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors unjustly punished over 1944 WWII port explosion

The blast that happened at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in California killed 320 people and injured 400 more.

July 18, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
A car is crushed by a fallen building that hosted the Gansevoort mural that was struck by a tornado, in Rome, N.Y., on Tuesday. Much of the U.S. and Canada is cleaning up or still dealing with a new wave of severe storms that have caused deaths and damage this week from the Plains to New England.

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  • Weather

Swath of storms flood the Ozarks and ravage an upstate New York community

The relentless series of storms caused deaths or damage from the Plains to Canada to New England. Hundreds of thousands of people lost power and air conditioning during days of sweltering heat.

July 18, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio shakes hands with former President Donald Trump during a rally in Delaware, Ohio in 2023. Vance has ties to tech billionaires who are endorsing his vice presidential nomination.

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  • Technology

Five things to know about J.D. Vance’s ties to tech billionaires

Vance, who has become a darling to the Silicon Valley elite, made inroads in tech and venture capital circles during a stint in San Francisco. Now, Vance is tapping that network to supercharge the Trump re-election bid.

July 17, 2024
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  • Bobby Allyn
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